Sandra Cisneros Quotes
The stories are what no one wants to talk about. So you make up a story because no one is going to tell you the truth.
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With a 3D printer, you could build your own car, one part at a time. When you were finished, you'd have an automobile that is extremely lightweight because it is made of plastic, which is good because you'd need to carry it because it is made of plastic.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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Today we ought to be able to see first that Booker T. Washington faced a situation in which he was seeking desperately for a way out, and he could see no way out except capitulation.
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When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
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And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite.
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In high school and college, I did not have any Christian friends except my best friend Sarah, who I actually 'brought to Jesus.'
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Books allow you to see the world through the eyes of others.
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What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
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Discouragement, fear, doubt, lack of self-confidence, are the germs which have killed the prosperity and happiness of tens of thousands of people.
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High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.
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There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty.
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Does 'Shooting Fish' have less artistic merit than a play like 'Angels In America,' which I did? Well, probably. But it's good for something.
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History is laden with belligerent leaders using humanitarian rhetoric to mask geopolitical aims. History also shows how often ill-informed moralism has led to foreign entanglements that do more harm than good.
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No one is India.
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I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.
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It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.
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If I were a Negro, I'd be fighting, as Martin Luther King fought, for human recognition and justice. I'd rather go down with my flag flying. If you're weak or crippled, or you can't speak out or fight back in some way, then people don't hesitate to treat you badly.
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My parents are both average size. For them to have a child who was very, very different and very, very small must have been incredibly hard.
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There is nothing worse than annotated humour.
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The world is a raving idiot, and no man can kill it: though I’ll do my best. But you’re right. We must rescue ourselves as best we can.
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He never saw me play ball in high school. You had to rely on relationships or a friend who knew of a good player in this town or that town.
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Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.
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The stories are what no one wants to talk about. So you make up a story because no one is going to tell you the truth.
